Author(s): R. J. Palacio

Middle School (Ages 11-14)

Auggie Pullman is an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face. Born with a terrible abnormality, he has been homeschooled and protected by his loving family from the cruel stares of the outside world. Now he must attend school with other students for the first time - but can he get hisclassmates to see that he's just like them, underneath it all?This warm, funny and wonderfully written story, told in the voices of Auggie, his sister, and his new friends, will move and engage students from the first page to the last.